Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-01
Legislative.

Ir the State Senate yesterday message
was received from the House of Delegates
informing the body that the House had
adopted resolution adding the Speaker OF
the House and President of the Senate to
the joint committee TO be appointed to con-
fer with the representatives of the foreign
bondholders with reference TO the settle
ment of the State debt. The resolution was
taken up, aud Mr. Diggs moved to pass by,
| as he considered this action premature. 1t
| was time enough TO vote on this proposition
to enlarge the committee when it becomes
positively known that there will be any
commission to meet such committee.
The Senate refused to pass by.
Mr.. Diges moved to SO amend the resoiu-
ton az to empower the Governor to appoint
| three persons not residents of the State on
this committee.
This was voted down; after which the
resolution, as it came from the House, was
adopted So the committee will be in
creased from eight to ten and MIR. Massey
and Mr.. Stuar; will be two of the ten.
1t is understood that the chairman Of each
Finance Committee Mr.. Koiner and Mr.
Pollard will be appointed.
The bill to amend the charter OF the town
| of Dumfres was reported.
A resolution was adopted instructing the
| Committee on Finance to inquire into the
expediency of requiring foreign insurance
companies to secure their resident policy
holders by deposit of Riddleberger bonds.
The bill to authorize the Charleston, Gin
cinnati and Chicago Railroad Co. to build
and construct their line in certain portions
of the State was passed.
a. 49, oyl la
age of the Circuit Court judges, increasing
the salaries Of the judges from 81 600 to
- 500, except in the Seventh and Thirteenth
districts, which shall be increased from
81 500 to $1,000, and the mileage from ten
to twenty cents was defeated-ayes IL, noes
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In the House OF Delegates the bill to in
corporate the Falls Church and Potomac
Railway Company was reported, as was the
bill to repeal the law providing for the as
sessment OF taxes on persons, property and
incomes, and imposing taxes thereon for the
support of government and public free
schools, and to pay the interest on the pub
| lie debt, and to provide for the mode OF APP
plying for license to transact any business
in this State, and prescribing the amount to
be paid as condition precedent to the right
to transact such business, and to repeal GER
tain sections and adding others.
Mr.. Franklin moved to discharge the
committee from further consideration OF his
resolution introduced Thursday, which was
to instruct The debt commission to agree to
no settlement not based on the kiddleberger
bill. The House refused-ayes, 10; noes,
5G
The bill to incorporate the Alexandria
Rsal Estate Investment and Trust Company
was passed.
The Committee on TAI roads and Internal Nay
! igation. to which was referred the resolution IN
relation - investigating tho otico OF Rsllroac
! Commissioner reported that Dir. ID. u. Monett'
the Railroad Commissioner has failed to discharge
all of the duties pertaining 10 the otfice, as re-
quired by law. as to examining and keeping him
self informed as to the physical condition OF ths
roadbeds and bridges of the railroads o. the State
and as 10 their condition mo evidence say;
the report, "or proof was furnished your commit
tee to show that the Railroad Commissioner hat
shown any partaity as between the different
roads in the State in the conduct of his office.
The minority report says there was no eVl
dence to indicate in the slightest degree that -
uniusty parsued the Atlantic and nssnvlle rail
road and that "the administration of II. 6
Mof'ett, the present incumbent of said office. ha
been as thorough and as efficient as was POSSIBLE
under existing laws snd appropriations from tn
treasury." Tic report goes on TO say in sub
stance that the records of the office have beef
properly kept.
The report of the majority WAS rejected AM
f the minority report was adopted.
For Judge of Washington county George W
, Ward jr, was elected, having received all OF tn
votes cast except two cast for Mr.. A. Patterson.
A joint resolution was adopted by both house
, nOStpOninG the other elections until Saturday.